KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A police officer in North Carolina shot a suspect while responding to a report of domestic violence, authorities said.
The unidentified person was in critical but stable condition after being shot early Saturday morning by a Kernersville police officer, news outlets reported. It is the third shooting involving a law enforcement official in the Winston-Salem area in recent weeks.
Police have not released the name of the officer or said whether the suspect had a weapon.
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the Saturday shooting, which is standard when a law enforcement officer is involved in a shooting. The officer involved is on administrative leave until the SBI investigation is complete.
The shooting comes after a deputy in nearby Davidson County fatally shot a Winston-Salem man involved in a March 26 car chase. On March 24, a Forsyth County deputy also shot and killed a suspect following a car chase.
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